Hey gang. This post will show how much I love (or even luv (this will become apparent later)) you all. WordPress version 3.0 – codename Thelonius – is released and available. Blog owners should go now to their dashboard and, if the upgrade isn’t flagged up, click the relevant button to upgrade in seconds. So, [...]
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WordPress RC3
This is a kind of big deal. The next version of WordPress.org, version 3, is nearing release. In fact, the release candidate 3 (RC3) is ready to be downloaded for people to test out. This site is still on v2.92, but I will be upgrading when 3 is released. So, what do we blog owners [...]
Zemanta Revisited
Way back in 2008, I wrote a brief post about Zemanta. I think it’s about time I updated it. I use Zemanta every time I write a post. The artwork normally to the top left of any post is usually picked from a selection suggested by Zemanta. The tags I pick are, again, from a [...]
New Pair of Pants
Hi Funsters! The ever marvellous SriniG, author of my normal blog wear Fluid Blue, has created this theme – it’s called F2 and is built off the Fluid Blue base. I’m giving it a go: trying it on, looking in the mirror and pulling at the seams. Already, I prefer how it handles the blockquotes. [...]
Older WordPress Versions Are Insecure
Image via CrunchBase I have said this many times before: UPGRADE WORDPRESS WHEN PROMPTED. This one is in the style of “beating you about the head and body and then caning you across the eyeballs“. Why? Because a hack has been discovered that makes your older, more stable, more comfortable WordPress.org install very insecure and [...]
CommentLuv v2.9
As anyone who has ever commented on this site will know, one of the more visible plugins I use is CommentLuv. CommentLuv is designed to allow commenters to receive link backs to their own site without risking being known as a spammer by dumping in links without permission. Since it’s first release, CommentLuv has gone [...]